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    I’m new to winemaking.

    All the advice I have been given has been so helpful thank you. Some wine that I had made in 2021 which was from a kit format I tried last week. I thought it was very very sweet To the point that I thought it was quite sickly.. with the new batch that I have on the go now I’m I right in...
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    I’m new to winemaking.

    Is there anything I can do to keep the amount of lees down in future? When you say watch the sediment, what do you actually mean? Is it if there is too much I need to filter again to remove it? Do I need to add Camden tablets again? Any help greatly appreciated, John
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    I’m new to winemaking.

    Hi all, just a quick update. I wracked 4 gallons of blackberry wine today with a coarse filter and added the Campden tablets. Because I hadn’t looked at the demijohns for some time and just looked at the airlocks I was surprised how much junk was inside them! Is this normal, or should I have...
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    I’m new to winemaking.

    Thank you all so much for your help, you are also kind and knowledgeable. I will defo recommend this site to my mates👍.
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    I’m new to winemaking.

    You are all so very helpful on here, and I have learnt so much already just reading your replies. I think from the advice you’re giving me I need to do my second racking and add Campden tablets appropriately, & making sure I fill the demijohns to the top with likewise wine. If this is correct...
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    I’m new to winemaking.

    Thanks very much for the advise, and yes I have got a hydrometer already. I’m my ignorance I thought it was just a case of adding the finnings and then letting the wine calm down before bottling! I have read about Camden tablets and you mentioned sulphites which I know nothing about? What do I...
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    I’m new to winemaking.

    That should be blackberry sorry.
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    What next with blackberry wine?

    Hi my name is John and I’m from the UK. I have done a little wine making with kits in the past, but have tried making my own blackberry wine this year. I carried out initial fermentation with the berries, yeast and sugar and then moved into demijohns for the secondary fermentation. These have...
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    I’m new to winemaking.

    Hi my name is John and I’m from the UK. I have done a little wine making with kits in the past, but have tried making my own blackcurrant wine this year. I carried out initial fermentation with the berries, yeast and sugar and then moved into demijohns for the secondary fermentation. These have...
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